Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Durham vs Yorkshire, NatWest t20 Blast 2016, 2nd Semi-Final

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20 | 7 Runs | YOR: 149/9 (8 runs required, RR: 7.45)

Azeem Rafiq6 (5b)
Adil Rashid5 (4b)

Usman Arshad4-0-42-1
Mark Wood4-0-25-4

Outstanding effort from Durham, centred around their England stars Ben Stokes and Mark Wood. You felt they were a few short, but Wood produced a spell of spell-binding magnificence. We have a Durham v Northamptonshire final. It's not all about money, you could say. It will be a quick turnaround to the final because of the delays, so we'll take a quick break back and be back with you, on a new page, shortly. Cheers!

19.6

Arshad to Azeem Rafiq, 1 run, banged in short, flat-batted to the covers...Durham win by seven runs

19.5

Arshad to Rashid, 1 run, low full toss, driven to cover on the edge of the ring...so, barring mistakes, it's Durham's game!

19.4

Arshad to Rashid, 2 runs, heaves this slower ball straight down the ground, didn't connect well enough for a boundary, Burnham gets around

19.3

Arshad to Azeem Rafiq, 1 run, another slowie, heaved down to long-on...singles no good for Yorkshire

19.2

Arshad to Rashid, 1 run, another slower ball, back of the day, picks out point as he drives

19.1

Arshad to Azeem Rafiq, 1 run, starts very well, gets a slower-ball yorker in at the toes, squeezed out to midwicket

Arshad with the final. Yorkshire need 15.

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19 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | YOR: 142/9 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 15.00)

Azeem Rafiq3 (2b)
Adil Rashid1 (1b)

Mark Wood4-0-25-4
Usman Arshad3-0-35-1

Magnificent from Mark Wood

18.6

Wood to Azeem Rafiq, 1 run, short of a length, 87mph, jabbed towards backward point

18.5

Wood to Azeem Rafiq, 2 runs, full at off stump, 90mph, calmly driven through the off side wide of the sweeper

Last man Rafiq is on strike. Wood bails out of his run. What drama. Slip in place

18.4

Wood to Bresnan, OUT, through him! This is one of great T20 performances. He's done him with the slower ball, at 79mph! Fantastic bowling. Bresnan waiting for the quick one, Wood rolls his fingers across the ball, Bresnan is through his shot and cleaned up.

TT Bresnan b Wood 9 (11m 7b 0x4 1x6) SR: 128.57

18.3

Wood to Rashid, 1 run, that's quick, 91mph, Rashid jabs down on the length ball and manages to steal a single to the covers

What a match this is. Punch and counterpunch. Slip in place

18.2

Wood to Plunkett, OUT, and how he's struck! Followed Plunkett as he moved to leg, deflects off the pads into the stumps. Another huge moment. They are checking the back-foot no-ball. Tight, but okay

LE Plunkett b Wood 9 (6m 4b 2x4 0x6) SR: 225

18.1

Wood to Plunkett, FOUR, edged! Through the vacant slip cordon. Down to third man. Was full, straight and quick. Plunkett gave himself a touch of room, swung hard, and the edge went wide of the keeper

12 balls to go. Six of them from Mark Wood

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18 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | YOR: 134/7 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.44, RRR: 11.50)

Tim Bresnan9 (6b)
Liam Plunkett5 (2b)

Usman Arshad3-0-35-1
Chris Rushworth4-0-19-3

17.6

Arshad to Bresnan, SIX, just clears Stokes at deep midwicket! Bresnan heaves a full ball from outside off, didn't quite come out of the middle, it's a teasing one for Stokes who isn't right on the rope, tries to leap for it but the ball just clears him

17.5

Arshad to Plunkett, 1 run, full, wide outside off, driven to deep cover

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17.4

Arshad to Plunkett, FOUR, that's very well played by Plunkett, was a decent bit of bowling, a slower ball dragged down a little, Plunkett manages to work it around the corner off his glove wide of the keeper

17.3

Arshad to Bresnan, 1 run, big full toss, clobbered down to long-on

17.2

Arshad to Leaning, OUT, finds long-on! Yorkshire slip further. It was a full ball outside off, Leaning goes deep in his crease and tries to loft this down the ground but can't quite get the legs to clear the man on the boundary

JA Leaning c Pringle b Arshad 19 (24m 19b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100

17.1

Arshad to Bresnan, 1 run, poor ball, down the leg side, but he gets away with it as Bresnan swings and it deflects off inside edge to short fine leg

Arshad to bowl. Saving Wood's last

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17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | YOR: 121/6 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.11, RRR: 12.00)

Tim Bresnan1 (3b)
Jack Leaning19 (18b)

Chris Rushworth4-0-19-3
Scott Borthwick4-0-31-1

This is on a knife-edge...36 needed off three overs, four wickets in hand

16.6

Rushworth to Bresnan, 1 run, down the pitch outside leg stump, short of a length, carved out to deep cover

16.5

Rushworth to Bresnan, no run, opens the face into point

16.4

Rushworth to Bresnan, no run, dropped, what a moment! Back of a length, Bresnan aiming to steer it to third man, gets a thick outside which carries to Richardson's right and he can't hold on with a dive

Yorkshire INNINGS		R	B
A Lyth	caught	64	42
DJ Willey	caught	3	5
JE Root	caught	7	10
AZ Lees	caught	22	16
JM Bairstow	bowled	3	6
GS Ballance	caught	0	2
JA Leaning	caught	19	19
TT Bresnan	bowled	9	7
LE Plunkett	bowled	9	4
AU Rashid	not out	5	4
Azeem Rafiq	not out	6	5
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 1)
TOTAL	149 (9 wkts; 20 ovs)

Durham BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
C Rushworth	4.0	19	3	4.75
MA Wood	4.0	25	4	6.25
U Arshad	4.0	42	1	10.5
RD Pringle	2.0	17	0	8.5	(1w)
SG Borthwick	4.0	31	1	7.75
KK Jennings	2.0	14	0	7

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	21	A Lyth	DJ Willey
2nd	9	A Lyth	JE Root
3rd	45	A Lyth	AZ Lees
4th	11	A Lyth	JM Bairstow
5th	0	GS Ballance	A Lyth
6th	34	A Lyth	JA Leaning
7th	2	TT Bresnan	JA Leaning
8th	16	TT Bresnan	LE Plunkett
9th	1	TT Bresnan	AU Rashid
10th	10	AU Rashid	Azeem Rafiq

North Group
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NOT	14	8	2	20	0.741
NOR	14	7	5	16	0.265
YOR	14	7	5	16	0.223
DUR	14	6	6	14	-0.05
LAN	14	6	7	13	0.2
WAR	14	6	7	13	-0.215
DER	14	5	7	12	0.021
WOR	14	5	7	12	-0.862
LEI	14	4	8	10	-0.18
South Group
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
GLO	14	10	3	21	0.518
GLA	14	8	3	19	1.005
MID	14	7	6	15	0.395
ESS	14	7	6	15	0.174
SUR	14	7	7	14	0.153
SUS	14	5	6	13	-0.053
KEN	14	6	8	12	-0.643
HAM	14	4	8	10	-0.691
SOM	14	3	10	7	-0.66

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs | YOR: 149/9 (8 runs required, RR: 7.45)

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | YOR: 142/9 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 15.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | YOR: 134/7 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.44, RRR: 11.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | YOR: 121/6 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.11, RRR: 12.00)

Match Coverage

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END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs | YOR: 149/9 (8 runs required, RR: 7.45)

END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | YOR: 142/9 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 15.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | YOR: 134/7 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.44, RRR: 11.50)

END OF OVER:17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | YOR: 121/6 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.11, RRR: 12.00)

Wood blows Yorks away, Durham into final

Underdogs versus underperforming heavyweights

Lees delights in a rapid transformation

'Will put friendships aside tomorrow' - Wood

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs | YOR: 149/9 (8 runs required, RR: 7.45)

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | YOR: 142/9 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 15.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | YOR: 134/7 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.44, RRR: 11.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | YOR: 121/6 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.11, RRR: 12.00)